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popularity of, 119–120
profit function of, 133
providing political forum, 133
socializing new generations,
133
social networking, 120
spin, 137
spin doctors, 137
talk radio, 120
Medicaid
creation of, 150
defined, 299
described, 299
expansion of, by Obamacare,
302–303
federal budget spent on, 250,
251
federal grants and, 60
government spending on, 299
health-care reform and, 62
Medicare
creation of, 150, 299
defined, 299
described, 299
entitlement reform, 317
federal budget spent on, 250,
251
government spending on, 299
prescription drug coverage,
299
spending growth problem,
300
taxes for, 314, 315
Medvedev, Dmitry, 230, 341
Megan’s Law, 133
Meredith, James, 96
Merit system, 259
Merit Systems Protection Board
(MSPB), 260
Merkel, Angela, 333
Mexican Americans, 104
Mexico
federal system of government
in, 47
illegal immigrants from, 304
U.S. oil imports from, 305
Mid-term elections
of 2006, 161
of 2010, 161
midterm gains and losses by
party of president, 205
voter turnout and, 188
Miers, Harriet, 285Majority leader of the House, 213
Majority opinion, 281
Majority rule, 6
Malloy v. Hogan, 68
Mapp v. Ohio, 68, 86
Marbury v. Madison, 40, 286
March on Washington, 98
Marginal tax rate, 314
Marijuana, medical, 61
Marriage, same-sex, 52, 111–112
Marshall, John, 53–54, 56, 61,
289
Marshall, Thurgood, 86
Marshall Plan, 339
Martinez, Susana, 162
Massachusetts ballot, 186
Massachusetts Bay Colony, 22
Massachusetts Body of Liberties,
23
Matalin, Mary, 174
Material incentives for joining
interest groups, 145
Mayflower compact, 21–22
McCain, John, election of 2008
demographics and, 122
Palin as running mate, 241
McCain-Feingold Act, 177
McConnell, Mitch, 214
McCulloch, James William, 54
McCulloch v. Maryland, 50, 53, 54
McDonald v. Chicago, 68
McGovern-Fraser Commission,
181
Means, Russell, 107
Media, 131–139
agenda setting by, 119–120
bias in, 138–139
continuing influence of
television, 135
defined, 119
entertainment function, 132
functions of, 132–134
identifying public problems,
132–133
impact of new media, 120
impact on, public opinion,
119 –120
information disclosure and, 261
new patterns of media
consumption, 134–135
news reporting function, 132
political campaigns and,
135–139election of, without majority of
vote, 185, 226
Emancipation Proclamation
and, 93
emergency power use, 235
Republican Party of, 158
Line-item veto, 232
Line Item Veto Act, 232
Line organization, 251
Literacy tests, 95
Literary Digest, 125
Litigate, 274
Livingston, Robert, 54
Living wills, 83
Lobbying
Astroturf, 153
by foreign governments, 151
origin of term, 151
techniques used in, 151–152
Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), 153
Lobbyists
activities of, 152
constituents as, 153
defined, 143, 153
regulating, 153–154
Local government, voter turnout
for, 188
Local legislative bodies, 17
Local party machinery, 156
Locke, John, 26–27
Logrolling, 198
Loopholes, 315
Loose monetary policy, 313
Louisiana Purchase, 50
Lower courts, 293
Lynching, 95–96M
Madison, James, 132, 144–145,
157
Bill of Rights, 38
Constitutional Convention and,
30 –31
Federalist Papers and, 36, 49
Madisonian model and, 34
on problems of pure democracy,
5
slavery and drafting
Constitution, 33
Madisonian model, 34
Mail, voting by, 186
Majoritarianism, 7
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